Mortal Kombat 1 is preserving its bloody waterfall of post-launch DLC going with an inventory of recent crossover fighters that embrace Ghostface from Scream, Robert Patrick’s T-1000 Terminator, and Conan the Barbarian.
A lineup of six new fighters was revealed by NetherRealm Studios throughout San Diego Comedian-Con 2024 immediately. Little gameplay was proven, however we do have a first-look picture of each fighter becoming a member of Mortal Kombat 1’s roster. The DLC, titled Khaos Reigns, contains the three aforementioned film representatives, in addition to Noob Saibot, Sektor, and Cyrax.
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Like many characters within the alternate universe that’s Mortal Kombat 1, Noob Saibot is sporting a brand new, purple and inexperienced look. It’s Sektor and Cyrax who get the most important modifications, although, as NetherRealm has revealed that each characters are feminine on this universe. Sektor voice actor Erika Ishii additionally says that their character shouldn’t be a robotic like in previous entries and is as a substitute human this time round.
Ghostface is one character that retains almost the identical look throughout every film the they seem in, so it is no shock to see them present up right here with few modifications. Terminators, however, are available many shapes and sizes, with NetherRealm utilizing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s tackle the character for DLC in Mortal Kombat 11. Patrick’s likeness has been scanned for Khaos Reigns, whereas Conan brings again Schwarzenegger’s seems to be for one more spherical.
It is presently unclear when every of Mortal Kombat 1’s Kombat Pack 2 fighters shall be launched. It is also unclear when extra gameplay shall be launched or how NetherRealm has chosen to sort out every of their innevitably gorey Fatalities. You possibly can watch the official Khaos Reigns reveal trailer here.
Sadly, each character within the Khaos Reigns Kombat Pack 2 was identified a month forward of immediately’s SDCC reveal because of a datamine leak. Nonetheless, the official announcement brings contemporary seems to be at how these characters shall be portrayed, with NetherRealm confirming that Patrick, no less than, returned to offer voice work for his iconic ’90s villain. It is unclear who will being voicing Conan and Ghostface.
Mortal Kombat 1 Kombat Pack 2 continues the studio’s development of bringing crossover characters into the fold. Along with a number of different basic fighters, Kombat Pack 1 launched just a few not-so-super comedian guide characters, together with Homelander from The Boys and Omni-Man from Invincible. SDCC continues to be underway, so make sure to sustain with all the bulletins right here.
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